Gateway Metal Detecting Club

IF YOU WISH TO POST A FIND, PLEASE SEND YOUR PICTURE AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION TO OUR EMAIL. INCLUDE WHAT DETECTOR YOU USED AND THE DEPTH FOUND.

Found by Rob W.: “1964 Canada nickel. Found less than 2 inches down in a local park.”

Found by Rob W.: “Same park. Same day.”

Found by Pam P.: “Found an 1889 Indian Head penny at an old house in St. Charles with my Fisher F-75.”

Found by Tom R.: “Found this lost ring for a lady. Gold with rubies and diamonds.”

Found by Rick C.: “Found street car track spike, a metal cover, a pocket knife end, piece of a square nail, a 1919s wheat penny, a hot rock, and some melted lead. All with my AT PRO and most was deep.”

Found by Lee N.: “Found these items 2-3 inches deep, using Ace 250. The iron looks like a possible piece of exploded ordinance.”

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Found by Ron P.: “Horse tack bridle buckle with heart rosette. Found about 4 inches down using my Garrett AT Pro.”

Found by Kathy C.: “2 hour hunt today. $1.77 clad, one match box car, and 2 guitar picks with signature, found with my Radio Shack detector at 1 to 3 inches.”

Found by Rick C.: “A little 2 hour hunt after work. $3.15 clad, 2 toy soldiers, and a ring with frogs on it. Not sure if it’s silver…still cleaning. I found everything about 2-3 inches deep using my new White’s TreasureMaster. And the ground was like concrete lol!”

Found by Tom R.: “Took my new AT MAX on its maiden voyage for an hour this afternoon. Found the usual stuff along with a spent 9mm bullet and a piece of folded copper. I really enjoy the freedom of the Z- LYNK technology.”

Found by Pam P.: “I found this today at an old house in St. Charles. It’s an 1856 seated liberty dime”.

Found by Rick C.: “Cars, toy gun, and 39 cents at a church this morning using my AT PRO at about 4″.”

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Adventures of Bill S.:

2 parks
5 hours
25 bottle caps
48 modern coins ($4.07)
Lots of holes
White’s TreasurePro at depths 0 – 4″

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Found by Bill S.: “Morning hunt results in a couple of “first finds” for me. 1st Silver (1960 D Roosevelt dime) & 1st Tootsietoy (1940’s Convertible) and a bonus 3 wheat cents (1926, 1935 & 1945).”

Found by Lee N.: “Tom R. and I went out for a couple of hours today. Hot with soft digging, from the rain. I found 1947-D wheatie, 83 cents clad, part of toy gun, 19th century door jamb latch, stainless steel spoon and unidentifiable rusty objects. Items found 2-4 inches deep, with Ace 250.”

Found by Ron P.: “Attached is a photo of items that I found at a private permission site between 7/11/17 and 8/15/17.  The items were found between 2 and 3 inches deep using my Garrett AT Pro.

Mystery Hunt #2: Matt H.: Dropped three ringer lead bullet

Mystery Hunt #2: Jim H.: Pistol ball, and 1990 dime found in parking lot. LOL

Mystery Hunt #2: Kathy H.: Farm artifacts modern & historic. Copper straps, .243 rifle shell. Modern beverage litter.

Mystery Hunt #2: John Q.: Dropped three ringer lead bullet.

Mystery Hunt #2: Tom R.: Old chain, carriage bolt, broken files, a 1lb horn weight, a hay rake lock identified by property owner, and a piece of folded copper that was a foot down. No car parts, Kathy H., just farm parts. LOL

Found by Lee N.: “Hot and dry, but went out anyway for short dig. Found 2-3 inches deep, wheel gear, with numbers 1-16 on outer rim, 2 spent cartridges stamped DEN 43, steel ball bearing, unidentified rusty objects and 30 cents in clad. I used my Ace 250 and pin pointer.”

Found by Bill S.: “New private property permission results in a few neat trinkets.
1930’s Barclay action figures, “Nickel Silver” belt buckle, a couple of early 1900’s Winchester shotgun headstamps, and  54 cents in modern coins. Items found using White’s TreasurePro at depths from near surface to 6 inches.”

Found by Jim H.: “Found on vacation. Lots of clad, fishing weight, and ring with a cannabis leaf.”

Found by Rob W.: “Found on beach. First silver ring of the vacation.”

Found by Lee N. : “School is out and detecting is in. Found 2-4 inches deep. Combination lock, brass fitting, steel ball (I think from a drain cock) and $2.43 in clad.”

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Found by Bill S. : “Found this neat 1950’s era beer bottle opener at Saturday’s club hunt. Reisch Brewing Co. Springfield, Illinois (1849-1966) manufactured by Vaughan Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL . Found with White’s TreasurePro at 4 inches deep.”

Found by Rick C. : “Found a baseball hat pin, and 28 cents at Saturday’s club hunt. Used my Ace 250 at 2-3 inches deep.”

Found by Matt H. : “1883 Seated Dime found 6-16-17 in a StL park with my Minelab CTX3030 just 3 inches down

The token was found 6-13-17 in Mount Vernon IL with my Minelab CTX3030 6 inches down. The front reads: Medal, The Excelsior Shoe For Boys, July 1910. The reverse reads: Good Luck, Manufactured by the Excelsior Shoe Co, Portsmouth O(hio). Excelsior Shoe Company designed shoes for the Boy Scouts (which was formed in the US the same year) and used the tokens as advertising. Prior to Nazi Germany, swastikas were a good luck symbol.”

Rick C. : “Found a car, truck, a token from 1991 Namco Entertainment with Pac Man on it, a key, and $1.70 in clad coins using an AT PRO at 2-4 inches.”

Rick C. : “Better image of the NAMCO token above.”

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Found by Kathy C.: “Found an old harmonica, a GM key, a basketball medal, and some clad coins.”

Found by Rick C.: “Got out today for the first time since shoulder surgery. Found $1.00 in clad and a 1957 Rosy dime.”

Found by Tom R.: “My finds at Susan road hunt, 5 cents, tent peg, rusty square nut and a left rear light assembly from a ’56 auto and the usual trash. Thanks John, had a great time.”

Found by Kathy C. : “Went to a new permission today and found a ring, clad coins, and various other things, all about 2 – inches deep using a Radio Shack detector.”

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Found by John W. : “I found these items in a small front yard using my Ace 400. Most of the items were 4 to 6 inches deep. The items included pennies from 1918 to 1957, a 1939 mercury dime and a 1963 dog tax tag.”

MYSTERY HUNT: Rick C. : Massive key and key ring. Pinpointer is about 9 inches for scale. [Given where the keyring was found, and the key size, this is possibly the key to the front church doors. Church was built in 1850–ed.]

MYSTERY HUNT: Kathy C. : Beautiful buttons! Picture sent to the director at Fort de Chartres for identification. [Button on right has a shank that possibly dates it to the 1700s–ed.]

MYSTERY HUNT: Pat R. : Whatever it is, it’s old! Looks like a French coin or token. Writing on one side has an “S” and some other letters. Pictures sent to the director at Fort de Chartres for possible identification.  [Identified by the museum as a 6 denier French Louis XIV coin, 1711-1712]

MYSTERY HUNT: Pam P. : Indian head penny, 1892. We had a nice time.

MYSTERY HUNT: Ed H. : I got 1/2 a horse shoe, some nails, bits of iron and some aluminum and a tiny button. The button was in the hole I was digging, and a find is a find.

MYSTERY HUNT: Jim H. : Thought this thing was a 4″ shovel head, maybe for ashes, since at first the surface was completely smooth, gray-brown, and showed no markings whatsoever. Decided to soak it and get any crud off. Look what appeared! Don’t know what it is. Has designs made from swastikas. [Swastikas have been used for thousands of years. From the late 1800s to the 1920s, they gained popularity as good luck symbols. The stylized four-leaf design in the center behind the swastika designates a four-leaf clover. That would date this to between 1870s-1920s.–ed.] Maybe a grave marker? It has a flange near the handle, which is why it looked like a shovel.

MYSTERY HUNT: Eric H. : A 1927 S Mercury dime, 4 wheaties and 2 objects yet to be identified.  Thanks for a great hunt!!

MYSTERY HUNT: Bill S. : Not much but had a great time. 7mm fired rifle bullet, 1895-1902 UMC shotgun headstamp, modern coins and our favorite, (pull tabs). Thanks for the awesome permission. (can slaw & rusty nails not shown). =^)

MYSTERY HUNT: Tom R. : Thought this was trash until I cleaned it up, but I still don’t know what it is. Great hunt, weather was very nice. A lot of laughs. Also 3 cents, brass gutter hanger, scissors, nails, large washer and trash.

MYSTERY HUNT: Mike I. :  4 pennies, 4 dimes, 5 quarters, a buckle, a button, a bean back cufflink, [Bean-back cufflinks were primarily used from 1910 to late 1930s. From the stylized design, which looks to be a type called “Streamline Moderne”, this cufflink could possibly be dated around the mid-1930s–ed.] and a small ring, kid-size. Had fun today with everyone today.  Looking forward to the next time. 

Found by Jim H.:   Silver and gold! Both found within 3 days of each other near the same spot. Silver heart ring and 18K gold-plated Park Lane women’s ring. Found 6 inches deep with Fisher F-22.

Mike I.: Found this before the rain came at an old house in Arnold.  1867 Indian head penny that is very worn. Found with Garrett AT Pro at 4” deep.

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Found by Pat R.: 20 feet of fun! Tax token, 1920 Buffalo nickel, 1920 Mercury dime, 1943 war nickel, 1951 Rosie dime, and 21 wheat pennies. Found with ATPro at depths of 2-6 inches.

Found by Tom R.: “Went  metal detecting with Lee and found 34 cents, earring, nice case pocket knife, old brass plug, washer, battery cable end, large stainless screw and the normal stuff with AT Pro two thru eight inches.”

Found by Lee N.: “I went out solo for a hunt after Easter lunch.  I found a tent stake, pair of scissors, spoon(marked All American Stainless) and clad 3-4 inches deep.  I found a very rare and very illegal stiletto knife 8 inches deep.  The stiletto was not suppose to be found.  All found with my Garrett 250 and pin pointer.”

Found by Tom R.: All found in the ground. All found in North America. Two inches deep with AT Pro except small brass thing that was eight inches down.

Found by Lee N: St. Louis Science Center 3-D Key Chain, 1989 Graduation Pin and 5 Pennies.

Found by Pat R.: 1920 Netherlands East Indies 2-1/2 Cent. Drilled hole indicates it was worn as a pendant. Found at about 3 inches deep with an AT Pro.

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Found by Bill S.: Depression era $2.00 Sach’s store merchant’s token. Found at 4 inches deep using White’s TreasurePro. (Bill writes about this find in the upcoming May newsletter).

Eric H.: “Found this on Sunday morning about three pages deep!”

Found by Howard and Kathy H.: Most valuable items (?) were a 1996 dime, a 20XX nickel (date partially dissolved), a 2016 Bic lighter, 2016 pen (modern artifacts).  

Lee N. , Tom R. and Marvin went out for a hunt in South City today, 4-9-17.  “We found a lot of clad.  Lee N. found a 1925 plain wheat penny, key, clip and unknown iron object 4 inches deep, using Garrett 250.”